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Projects from our Paint & Design Studio in Australia. Inspirational and instructional how-to tips on chalk, milk and mineral paint as well as refinishing furniture, upcycling and before and after projects!

You know when a friend asks youto refinish something and you just can't say no?!

Enter this adorbs timber chair that someone had alreadydone a great job reupholstering.

But the boutique dressing room where it will liveis getting a facelift so it's time for a change...

Before: chair makeover

Sweet, right?

Let's flip her over and get that seat off.

Unscrewing the seat from the chair

I love this type of chair. Four screws...so easy!

A helpful little tip? Place all the screws together in a little dish, jar or plastic bag. This was something my grandmother and mother taught me and you never have to go crawling around looking for the one that got away!

Tools of the trade — screwdriver, staple gun and something to hold the screws

We both loved the colours of this an apron,why not use this?!

The thinner the fabric, the more difficult to upholster. It shows lumps and bumps and tends to gather when stapling.But we decided to go ahead anyway because...well, it's just so cute!

I've never upholstered using an apron before!

Positing the fabric on the seat and cutting to fit

Position the seat making certain the fabric patternis centered and facing the right direction.

Cut to fit and use a staple gun to fasten.​Watch your corners, fold in like gift wrap and secure.

Of course, dark colours always cover better,but we love the coverage of Old World Paint!

Here's the Polishing Wax we used to bring out the depth and true colour of the paint.Silky smooth, no odour, no nasties. Love it.

Old World Paint Polishing Wax

Madeline Wax Brush for a perfect finish

Using Old World Paint Polishing Wax anda Madeline Wax Brush to get into all the corners and details,​it needed a bit more so oommph soI added a hint of Old World Paint in Industrial White to​tint the wax to a lovely soft white.

Just a hint of the whitened wax on the finished projectmade all the difference!